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CARMEL, Calif., Jan 14, 2006 (UPI via COMTEX) -- Cartoonist Eldon Dedini, best known for his work in Esquire, Playboy and The New Yorker, has died in Carmel, Calif., at age 84.
Dedini died Thursday of esophageal cancer at his home, the New York Times reported Saturday.
Dedini's career spanned 1,200 cartoons for Playboy, 630 for The New Yorker as well as Disney cartoons, advertising and 13 posters for the car show, Pebble Beach Concours d'Elegance, the Times said.
Dedini's Playboy cartoons spoofed everything from Japanese erotica to urban hipsters. His humorous satyrs pursuing buxom nymphs became one of the magazine's trademarks.
Dedini's first job was at Universal Studios and from there he went to Disney where he worked on films including "Mickey and the Beanstalk," the Times said.
He went to Esquire in 1946 and moved to the The New Yorker in 1950. He started working for Playboy as well in 1960.
He was still writing his cartoons until early last year, the Times said.
He is survived by his wife, a son and a brother.
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